Easing the financial burden

2:55 AM,
Feb. 15, 2013

CSUMB student Julia Ashen studies at the library Friday in Marina.

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Financial challenges as well as academic ones face university students, which is why Julia Ashen of Salinas has tapped into a bedrock scholarship program called Have a Heart for Students.

That program, which began 15 years ago, has raised more than $1 million. Every penny goes to help students at California State University, Monterey Bay, students such as Ashen, age 20. As a junior, she's carrying 15 units and maintains a 4.0 GPA.